Java Integration Architect
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Department: Expert Services

Company profile:
We have created the world’s leading lean customer experience platform – its not just us that think that, Gartner does too. Backbase has been consistently placed in ‘Visionary’ quadrant of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portal Software and, in 2014, was recognized as the most visionary portal vendor.The Backbase Customer Experience Platform (CXP) has been designed to help organize, create, and manage deeply relevant customer experiences across all channels, on any device and combines the latest innovations in customer experience design (UX) with next generation technologies to deliver an unbeatable digital experience.The Backbase team is made up of more than 200 consultant, technology and usability professionals, with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Atlanta and Moscow. There’s plenty of more information about us as a company and our products on our website; please also view our “Working at Backbase” video which we have just published on YouTube.Check out the video hereIf you’d like to join us we’d love to hear from you. 

Job description:
The teamThe Java Integration Architect is part of the Expert Services (ES) team based in Atlanta. ES is a team of specialist with the right level of skills and experience to make sure that our product is implemented successfully at our customers. Additionally ES provides training and implementation support services to our customers and partners.Our consultants work with partners and customers to ensure our customers successfully achieve their goals. This will mean you will develop, teach, support and lead teams in delivering enterprise solutions.Additionally ES provides training and implementation support services to our customers and partners. You will report to the Services Delivery Director.  The goalAs a Java Integration Architect you are responsible for the technical design and implementation of our solutions at our customers. You will work closely with our development team and the customer's architect to develop a sound technical design for a complete "lightweight" architecture which is scalable, performant, secure and is integrated successfully to the diverse IT landscapes. You should be hands on and willing to take the design to the realization and delivery phases.During our pilot and implementation projects you will be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary international team to implement complex and modern web applications based on Object Oriented architecture and applying solid programming patterns without loosing the creativity aspect of the work in hand. Our Consultants do a wide variety of work including customer training and best practices consulting, frontend technical design, and application development on high quality standards.In some cases Backbase uses implementation partners when doing full implementations of the product for customers. Most project work is done in the Backbase office; however some project executions are done at the customer site. Therefore we offer the opportunity to work side by side with our customers worldwide and guide them to successful implementations with the Backbase product.

Requirements:
Your profileWe are looking for motivate candidates that show us:The ability to lead development teams;Good presentation and training skills;Experience in a consultancy role;Customer focused and pragmatic solution finder;Excellent communication skills;Willing to travel up to 20-30%.​Technically were are looking for:Proven leadership track record in designing and implementing complex, mission-critical and high traffic web architectures;Deep experience in designing Internet based software architectures that addresses all aspects such as security, deployment, performance, caching, sizing, scalability, and service availability;Excellent experience with Spring security, Enterprise Application Integration (WOA, SOA), Portal and Web Content Management;Proven experience in a similar role;  Fluent and efficient in creating Technical Architecture Documentation; You are when needed an hands-on Java expert that leads by example;Experienced with using Agile development methodologies;Experience in creating solutions for the financial market is an asset.

Benefits:
Backbase offers a comprehensive Benefits Package through our Human Resources partner TriNet. Employee benefits includes a substantial number of Health Care policy options; Dental and Vision Insurance; Short &amp; Long Term Disability Insurance; Life Insurance; 4% Matching 401k plan; Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Paid time off. Backbase coverage is substantial while in addition Backbase, through TriNet, is able to provide the employees with a wide variety of offerings for the employee to custom design benefits that work best for themselves and their families.Backbase offers you a challenging job in an informal and ambitious environment where personal development is highly valued. This is all within a successful, young and growing organization with a matching company spirit.